Is 970 worth it anymore???

[Leonbidis]

I heard that it only has 3,5 vram so wouldnt it be better if i buy an asus 6gb 780 oced?

 

[sla70r]

VRAM limitations come into play really only in ultra high rez textures and resolutions.

 

[jafrankl]

It has 4 GB still, they just sectioned it into a 3.5 and .5 section. It is still able to use both for a combined 4 GB; there's just small bandwidth discrepancies between what they promised and actual performance.

Here's a relatively simple explanation of what is going on, along with some testing to show it doesn't affect performance to a noticeable degree: http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/79925-nvidia-explains-geforce-gtx-970s-memory-problems/

 

[Embra]

It is still a good card, though the 290 may want to be considered for 1440p and above.

Issue is really how Nvidia failed to report the specs correctly.

 

[toddybody]

I heard that it only has 3,5 vram so wouldnt it be better if i buy an asus 6gb 780 oced?

Ive been asking myself the same question (recently bought 2xFTW 970s). I had to remind myself, the 970 performs like...a 970 After learning of the VRAM limitations folks had some worry that the wool had been pulled over their eyes...where the initial benchmarks were somehow nullified. Not the case

Thats my long winded way to say "if you think the 970 reviews and benchmarks are good", dont second guess them. The whole problem has done more psychologically to users than anything. I agree that it was crappy for nVidia to sweep the distinction under the carpet.

A 970 with 3.5GB of VRAM will still beat a 780 with 6GB...especially if youre playing at 1440p or lower.